Mich. Medical Device Co. Sued Over Calif. Employee OT Pay
A Michigan-based medical device company was hit with a potential class action alleging the company failed to pay its quality control inspectors in California a premium overtime rate or allow them to leave the ... (more story)
Nuclear Power Workers Defend Wage-Fixing Suit
Former nuclear power plant workers urged a Maryland federal judge not to let Constellation Energy, DTE Energy, Duke Energy, NextEra Energy and others duck a proposed class action alleging a wage-fixing conspir... (more story)
Conn. Atty Sanctioned For Another Case Of AI Misuse
A Connecticut labor litigator's vow to permanently cease using generative artificial intelligence tools in his practice after he allowed AI-generated errors to appear in separate but similar June filings has w... (more story)
Starbucks Gets Mo.'s 'Speculative' DEI Bias Suit Thrown Out
A Missouri federal judge dismissed the state's suit claiming that Starbucks' diversity policies discriminate based on race and gender, finding that its complaint is "devoid of non-conclusory and non-speculativ... (more story)
5th Circ. Backs Texas Farm Bureau In Ex-Manager's OT Suit
The Fifth Circuit found Friday that a former Texas Farm Bureau agency manager failed to prove his old employer owes him overtime pay, saying the ex-employee didn't show that the Farm Bureau knew he was working overtime.
Deputies Say Wayne County Flubbed Payroll System Switch
Wayne County, Michigan, is facing a proposed class and collective action from sheriff's deputies alleging they were denied straight-time wages, overtime and earned benefits after the implementation of a new payroll system.
Ex-President Accuses Physician AI Co. Of Fraud, Wage Theft
A data science platform and its top brass persuaded its former chief strategy officer and president to invest $750,000 in the business, only then to not pay him wages, the former employee told a North Carolina... (more story)